Trust-Building Communication Techniques From a $200K+ Business Degree

<p>I just graduated from the two-year Stanford MBA program &mdash; a program with a&nbsp;<a href="https://poetsandquants.com/2022/04/02/the-window-closes-acceptance-rates-at-the-top-50-u-s-mba-programs/2/?utm_source=www.learnwithkat.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=trust-building-communication-techniques-from-a-200k-business-degree" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">lower acceptance rate</a>&nbsp;than Harvard Business School.</p> <p>While I came to Stanford to pivot into a new career, I was surprised by how much I learned about building trusting relationships. I took one of the most famous electives, popularly called &ldquo;Touchy Feely&rdquo;, where I met weekly with thirteen others to talk about feelings.</p> <p>We learned about how to connect with others.</p> <p>The communication techniques we learned help you:</p> <ul> <li>Develop deeper relationships</li> <li>Feel a sense of connection and belonging</li> <li>Get others to follow you as a leader at work</li> <li>Collaborate across teams and departments to execute on big projects</li> </ul> <p>Here&rsquo;s what I learned.</p> <h1>Stay On Your Side of &ldquo;The Net&rdquo;</h1> <p><em>&ldquo;I know you think you look smart when you refer to these books, but&hellip;&rdquo;</em>&nbsp;said a dear friend.</p> <p>I felt annoyed. What did she know about what I was thinking? I hadn&rsquo;t said anything about thinking I looked smart.</p> <p><a href="https://betterhumans.pub/trust-building-communication-techniques-from-a-200k-business-degree-83b6fc874483"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>